EP 3401249 A1 20181114 - PALLETIZING APPARATUS
Title (en)
PALLETIZING APPARATUS
Title (de)
PALETTIERUNGSVORRICHTUNG
Title (fr)
APPAREIL DE PALETTISATION
Publication
Application
Priority
EP 17170917 A 20170512
Abstract (en)
The present invention discloses a palletizing apparatus (100) for stacking layers (12) received from a receiving station (10), onto a pallet (12), at a palletization station (20). The palletizing apparatus comprises a primary stacking means (110) having a first vertical elevating means (112) extending from the receiving station towards the palletizing station, a conveyor means (114) configured onto the first vertical elevating means, and a first gripping means (116) movably positioned onto the conveyor means. The palletizing apparatus further includes a vertically movable centering frame (120) positioned above the palletizing station. The centering frame includes one or more set of centering plates wherein each set of the centering plate includes two centering plates (124a, 124b) positioned on opposite sides of the frame and extending downwardly towards the pallet of the palletizing station. In operation, the layer to be loaded onto the pallet is received onto the conveyor means of the primary stacking means which is then forwarded onto the pallet of the palletization station. Thereafter, the centering frame moves downwardly to align the layers loaded onto the pallet from outsides thereof.
IPC 8 full level
B65G 57/10 (2006.01); B65G 57/24 (2006.01); B65G 61/00 (2006.01); B65G 57/112 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
B65G 57/10 (2013.01); B65G 57/24 (2013.01); B65G 61/00 (2013.01); B65H 31/3054 (2013.01); B65H 31/3063 (2013.01); B65G 57/112 (2013.01); B65H 2301/42256 (2013.01); B65H 2701/1762 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
- [Y] US 4205934 A 19800603 - HARTLEY ALLAN J [GB], et al
- [I] GB 1511854 A 19780524 - FORREST PASCHAL MACH CO
- [I] WO 2013038102 A1 20130321 - SIDEL PARTICIPATIONS [FR], et al
- [I] EP 1321396 A1 20030625 - OMA SRL [IT]
- [I] WO 2014135950 A1 20140912 - A C M I SOCIETA PER AZIONI [IT]
- [Y] DE 202014100864 U1 20150302 - KRONES AG [DE]
- [Y] FR 2436727 A1 19800418 - LAESSIG FOERDERTECH HAMBURG [DE]
- [A] JP 2011173678 A 20110908 - SEIBU ELECTRIC & MACHINERY CO
- [A] SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC: "Application Notes: Plate palletizing machine (2003)", 5 February 2006 (2006-02-05), pages 1 - 8, XP055426497, Retrieved from the Internet <URL:http://static.schneider-electric.us/docs/Machine Control/0105DB0302.pdf> [retrieved on 20171117]
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
BA ME
DOCDB simple family (publication)
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 17170917 A 20170512; EP 2018062143 W 20180509